# France exports to Hong Kong: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from France to Hong Kong, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/FRA-HKG/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, France reported $3.5B in goods exports to Hong Kong. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $3.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 7 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 202 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 35.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 420221 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather | $776.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.1B | 79.4% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 420222 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials | $461.2M | 44.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $554.5M | 54.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $17.0B | 19% | High attention |
| 6 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $1.5B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $259.5M | 7.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 420231 | Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather | $140.7M | 52.6% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $6.5B | 40.7% | Watch |
| 10 | 420232 | Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials | $131.0M | 36.6% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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